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Flashcards in Toxic/Metabolic Infectious Deck (6)
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1
Q

What EEG finding is most often associated with severe anoxic encephalopathy?

A

Burst suppression that may not be associated with clinical myoclonic jerks

2
Q

What EEG finding is most often associated with metabolic, especially hepatic, encephalpathy?

A

triphasic waves

3
Q

What EEG finding is most often associated with subacute sclerosing panencephaltis? (SSPE)

A

Periodic bursts every 4-10 seconds

4
Q

What EEG finding is most often associated with CJD?

A

initially slower than normal activity with loss of normal background

Progression: Bursts of biphasic and triphasic sharp waves

5
Q

What EEG finding is most often associated with meningitis?

A

Slow background ,
gen. slow
progression to polymorphic high voltage delta, frontal predominance, or low voltage slow or burst suppression

6
Q

What EEG finding are most often associated with herpes simplex encephalitis? (HSE)

A

Focal temporal spikes or sharp waves that can be unilateral or bilateral usually occuring periodically at a rate of 1 every 1-3 sec.